MEAT

I went into this book thinking it would just be an all-out gore fest, people eating people, let's see how much we can shock the reader extravaganza. Yes, there were shocking parts. Parts that were so descriptive and gory and cruel I could barely read through them (the descriptions of how the meat is processed and especially the parts where the author talked about the calves.) But, there was a story here, too. There were characters you liked, characters you hated. You wanted to keep reading to see if the characters you hated were going to get just what they deserved. The story itself is pretty predictable. It's no big secret what the “meat” everyone eats is. I figured out too the secret about Shanti, but that still took nothing away from this book. The story itself and especially the afterword will make you think twice about where your food comes from. I can definitely say that when I started reading this book, I didn't think it would be one that I would end up giving 5 stars to. I am pleasantly surprised at that. D'Lacey definitely writes a good story.